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@@ -3,3 +3,15 @@ Useful utilities for BAR projects
 
 Passes/Transforms that could be useful if added here:
 * Check that a module was de-duplicated. Useful for MIM CAD flows and currently done in python.
+
+Be sure to publish-local the following repositories:
+* ucb-bar/chisel-testers (requires ucb-bar/firrtl-interpreter)
+* ucb-bar/firrtl
+
+Example Usage:
+```
+sbt
+> compile
+> project tapeout
+> run-main barstools.tapeout.transforms.GenerateTop -i <myfile>.fir -o <myfile>.v --syn-top <mysyntop> --harness-top <myharnesstop>
+```